Ben Brown Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the announced Kitty Hawk F6U Pirate.The Pirate is an interesting subject. Like most everyone here, I'd have preferred they do an F11F, F-86H, or fix the F2H-2, but I'll still probably have to pick one of these up. Tommy has some notes on the National Naval Aviation Museum's Pirate (LINK). Care to bet the new kit will have the same non-original items as the museum piece? It looks like Kitty Hawk is going through the Collect Aire catalog, so maybe there's hope for a 1/48 F-107 and FH-1. Ben Edited June 10, 2017 by Ben Brown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gene K Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 45 minutes ago, Ben Brown said: It looks like Kitty Hawk is going through the Collect Aire catalog, so maybe there's hope for a 1/48 F-107 and FH-1. Being as astute as you are, Ben, I'm surprised it has taken you so long to surmise that. Would be interesting to see how many CA kits they've amassed ... and how they evaluated those kits considering that the quality and accuracy varied so much. Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper50 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I always thought the Pirate was an interesting aircraft. I got to take these back in 2014. Had to take the trolley to the back lot at the Naval Aviation Museum to get them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 never heard of that aircraft before! i was wondering what plane was depicting those CAD shown by KH on FB... not exactly thrilled by the subject, i must admit... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tailspin Turtle Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 4 hours ago, Ben Brown said: I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the announced Kitty Hawk F6U Pirate.The Pirate is an interesting subject. Like most everyone here, I'd have preferred they do an F11F, F-86H, or fix the F2H-2, but I'll still probably have to pick one of these up. Tommy has some notes on the National Naval Aviation Museum's Pirate (LINK). Care to bet the new kit will have the same non-original items as the museum piece? It looks like Kitty Hawk is going through the Collect Aire catalog, so maybe there's hope for a 1/48 F-107 and FH-1. Ben Kitty Hawk has been provided with very good drawings, illustrations, and photos of the production F6U and is aware of the inaccuracies in the Pensacola F6U. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 Tommy, that's good news! I like oddball subjects like this, so I hope they do a good job of it. Gene, I can be a bit slow on the uptake, sometimes. :-) Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Some details of the actual a/c (mock up) can be seen here: http://voughtworks.blogspot.ca/search/label/F6U?max-results=100 Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Of all the things to cut molds for. Yawn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Yeah, so they ditch the F11F Tiger, fearing it wouldn't sell and now they come up with a Pirate? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmanton300 Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Wasn't the Tiger 1/32nd though? I htink ditching that was a wise move, but it would be worth it in 1/48th. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D. Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) Tiger was 1/32. I like the odd ball stuff, I'm good for 2 pirates! No interest either in a 1/32 tiger, but would grab one in 1/48. Edited June 11, 2017 by Charlie D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modelersc Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I'm currently on a 50's jets kick (nostalgic for all the color I guess) but the Pirate has no attraction at all. A 1/48 Tiger would seem to be a far better seller for Kitty Hawk as well as a good product line fit. That Tiger with the yellow lightning bolt has a spot reserved on my shelf for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 11 hours ago, ChernayaAkula said: Yeah, so they ditch the F11F Tiger, fearing it wouldn't sell and now they come up with a Pirate? THIS! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 An esoteric subject for a large-scale release. What could possibly go wrong? John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 19 hours ago, BillS said: Of all the things to cut molds for. Yawn Seriously..., How many people world wide woke up today and thought "Gee, I'd really love to build a model of an F6U"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Dmanton300 said: Wasn't the Tiger 1/32nd though? I htink ditching that was a wise move, but it would be worth it in 1/48th. Ooh, drat. You're right. Forgot that. And agree with your second point. A 1/48 F11F would probably be a way better seller than the Pirate. Thinking about it, even the 1/32 Tiger would probably sell better than the Pirate. Edited June 11, 2017 by ChernayaAkula Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 1 minute ago, HomeBe said: And once upon a time (December 17th, 2015) they even announced a 1/48th Vought F7U-3/3M Cutlass kit as nearly ready: "Molding almost complete"... Source: https://www.facebook.com/736521713066784/photos/a.736556396396649.1073741827.736521713066784/1032316320153987/?type=3&theater V.P. And the coming soon 1/35th AH-6J Little-bird and UH-1 Huey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D. Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 2 hours ago, 11bee said: Seriously..., How many people world wide woke up today and thought "Gee, I'd really love to build a model of an F6U"? Ha! I'd love to build one, but I could say the same for many other more main stream releases... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Still waiting on the twin seat Voodoo so i can build a Canadian bird Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 17 hours ago, 11bee said: And the coming soon 1/35th AH-6J Little-bird and UH-1 Huey. Would love to see this one! Mr. Song, what happened to it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SinisterVampire319 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Love it! More 50's aircraft please! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jpk Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) On 6/11/2017 at 4:18 PM, HomeBe said: And once upon a time (December 17th, 2015) they even announced a 1/48th Vought F7U-3/3M Cutlass kit as nearly ready: "Molding almost complete"... Source: https://www.facebook.com/736521713066784/photos/a.736556396396649.1073741827.736521713066784/1032316320153987/?type=3&theater V.P. I well remember that on FB. I have a feeling that they may have screwed the pooch on the molds for that kit. I'm only guessing that, especially since KH has a fairly aggressive release schedule when they announce something. If I remember correctly they also posted a drawing of a Cutlass that was not correct and Tommy Thomason mentioned the drawing was not very accurate. After that...crickets. I heard the major reason for the delay on the late Banshee was because after reviewing the molds they decided they needed to "rework" them. After the debacle of the F3H-2 Banshee it seems KH wasn't willing to take a chance with what they had. Edited June 14, 2017 by jpk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echolmberg Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 On 6/11/2017 at 2:30 PM, 11bee said: Seriously..., How many people world wide woke up today and thought "Gee, I'd really love to build a model of an F6U"? Actually, I did. I'm a huge fan of those early U.S. jets and, to be honest, I'm greatly relieved we're not getting yet another Messerspitstang. Those subjects bore me to tears. It's about time we're getting something like the Vought Pirate in the one true scale: 1/48. Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timvkampen Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I would hope the Streak and Thunderflash in 1.32 will get their priority as I do not see this one selling a lot...even though it is an usual plane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harold Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 On 6/17/2017 at 11:30 AM, Timvkampen said: I would hope the Streak and Thunderflash in 1.32 will get their priority as I do not see this one selling a lot...even though it is an usual plane. Ditto that Tim. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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